[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 41867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19984]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-416-000]


Sierra Production Company; Notice of Application

August 3, 2001.
    Take notice that on July 27, 2001, Sierra Production Company, 
(Sierra), P.O. Box 716, Shelby, Montana 59474, filed an application 
seeking Section 3 authorization and a Presidential Permit pursuant to 
Executive Order No. 10485, as amended by Executive Order No. 12038, to 
site, construct, operate and maintain facilities at the International 
Boundary between the United States and Canada for the importation of 
5,000 Mcf per day of natural gas into Montana from Alberta, Canada, all 
as more fully set forth in the application on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket #'' and 
follow the instructions (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance).
    Specifically, Sierra proposes to construct a meter station and 
small 6-inch gathering pipeline extending from a gathering system and 
processing facility owned by MCW Transmission, LP, located in the 
Sweetgrass Hills Area of North Central Toole County, Montana, for a 
distance of approximately 1,786 feet north to the United States/Canada 
border. From the International Boundary, the pipeline will extend 
northeasterly for a distance of 6,379 feet to a gas well owned by 
Sierra and located in extreme Southern Alberta.
    Sierra states that the proposed construction will allow unprocessed 
gas from the Alberta Province well to be imported into the existing 
U.S. gathering/processing system, thereby providing much needed natural 
gas in Montana, adding to Canadian resource development, and 
benefitting the public and businesses in the area.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Sam 
Baldridge, Petroleum Land Man, Sierra Production Company, P. O. Box 
716, Shelby, Montana, 59474, at (406) 261-4464.
    There are two to become involved in the Commission's review of this 
project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a 
party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before August 
24, 2001, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a 
protest in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the 
Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 
status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary 
of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the 
applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of 
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant 
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the 
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the 
proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Interventions, comments, and protests may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing'' 
link.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be issued.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-19984 Filed 8-8-01; 8:45 am]
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